Martens were engaged to prepare a flood assessment and flood risk management strategy for a proposed tourist accommodation development at Emu Plains, NSW.
Martens were engaged to prepare a flood assessment and flood risk management strategy for a proposed tourist accommodation development at Emu Plains, NSW.
The site and the surrounding urban landscape are found within a ‘flood island’ during extreme Hawkesbury River flood events, with probabilities less than the 1 in 100 year ARI event. Approximately 3,000 residences and the local commercial centre are contained within the flood island. The risk management strategy was developed to provide a suitable strategy for the proposed development.
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